Bag from The Jackson 5's 1972 tour of the United Kingdom

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A red and black tour bag from the Jackson Five's 1972 U.K. tour. The square-shaped rust-colored vinyl bag has white text on the front which reads [The / Jackson / 5ive / U.K tour ‘72]. The “J” and the “5” have a heart shape at the end. The bag has a black trim around it. There is a 2” x 5” black pastic handle at the top center of the bag. There is a light brown piece of plastic under the handle which reads [WORLD CHENEY PATE. PEND / ENGLAND]. There is a black fabric strip going along the sides and top of the suitcase, towards the front of the bag. It does not go fully down each side of the bag. There is a metal zipper going along it. The zipper pull reads [SLIK] and the attachment on the zipper pull reads [CHENEY / ENGLAND].

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